High Interest: April 27

Published: Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 12:16 p.m.

Last Modified: Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 12:16 p.m.

TD Bank ranked among the 2013 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity. The DiversityInc Top 50 includes companies from a wide range of industries whose leadership, procurement practices, communications and training best reflect the reality of the rapidly changing face of America.

“Diversity is not a project; it’s not an initiative — rather, it’s core to who we are at TD Bank,” said Bharat Masrani, president and CEO, and chair of the Diversity Leadership Council, TD Bank Group. “We are creating a culture at TD where every employee feels respected so they can bring their full self to work and achieve their full potential. In addition, we strive to have a work force that reflects the diverse communities where we do business which will allow us to continue to meet the needs of all of our customers.”

“We are very encouraged to see more companies applying for this distinction and embracing diversity more deeply than ever,” said Luke Visconti, CEO of DiversityInc. “We also note a continued positive correlation between achievement in diversity and overall positive stock performance.

Both the 2013 and the 2012 DiversityInc Top 50 lists outperformed the S&P 500 over a five-year basis.” The full list of winners can be found at www. DiversityInc.com/top50.

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Janet Oppenheimer,

APR, PRSA Fellow, has been named public relations director of The Goss Agency, a full service, fully integrated advertising, public relations, marketing communications firm in Asheville. Oppenheimer’s career spans 36 years in New York, Coral Springs, Fla., and Asheville.

She was a public relations business owner and president, and she worked in not-for-profit public relations, communications and fundraising in multiple nonprofit organizations in Boca Raton, Fla., Asheville and Greenville, S.C., markets. Most recently, Oppenheimer was the development, marketing and PR director of the Western Carolina Medical Society.

She received her undergraduate degree and MBA from Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Fla., and serves on several local nonprofit boards. Also, Chip Oglesby has been named director of social media for Goss Agency. Oglesby is a graduate of Mars Hill College and recently returned to Asheville after getting married in March to his wife, Michelle.

Previously, Oglesby worked with nonprofit think tanks in South Carolina and throughout the U.S. Chip also does search engine optimization, online marketing strategy, Web analytics and reporting for the agency.

The Goss Agency is at 49 Broadway, Asheville. For information, call 828-259-9910. www.thegossagency.com.

<p>TD Bank ranked among the 2013 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity. The DiversityInc Top 50 includes companies from a wide range of industries whose leadership, procurement practices, communications and training best reflect the reality of the rapidly changing face of America.</p><p>“Diversity is not a project; it's not an initiative — rather, it's core to who we are at TD Bank,” said Bharat Masrani, president and CEO, and chair of the Diversity Leadership Council, TD Bank Group. “We are creating a culture at TD where every employee feels respected so they can bring their full self to work and achieve their full potential. In addition, we strive to have a work force that reflects the diverse communities where we do business which will allow us to continue to meet the needs of all of our customers.”</p><p>“We are very encouraged to see more companies applying for this distinction and embracing diversity more deeply than ever,” said Luke Visconti, CEO of DiversityInc. “We also note a continued positive correlation between achievement in diversity and overall positive stock performance.</p><p>Both the 2013 and the 2012 DiversityInc Top 50 lists outperformed the S&P 500 over a five-year basis.” The full list of winners can be found at www. DiversityInc.com/top50. </p><p>u </p><p>Janet Oppenheimer, </p><p>APR, PRSA Fellow, has been named public relations director of The Goss Agency, a full service, fully integrated advertising, public relations, marketing communications firm in Asheville. Oppenheimer's career spans 36 years in New York, Coral Springs, Fla., and Asheville.</p><p>She was a public relations business owner and president, and she worked in not-for-profit public relations, communications and fundraising in multiple nonprofit organizations in Boca Raton, Fla., Asheville and Greenville, S.C., markets. Most recently, Oppenheimer was the development, marketing and PR director of the Western Carolina Medical Society.</p><p>She received her undergraduate degree and MBA from Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Fla., and serves on several local nonprofit boards. Also, Chip Oglesby has been named director of social media for Goss Agency. Oglesby is a graduate of Mars Hill College and recently returned to Asheville after getting married in March to his wife, Michelle.</p><p>Previously, Oglesby worked with nonprofit think tanks in South Carolina and throughout the U.S. Chip also does search engine optimization, online marketing strategy, Web analytics and reporting for the agency.</p><p>The Goss Agency is at 49 Broadway, Asheville. For information, call 828-259-9910. www.thegossagency.com.</p>